Reference
HUL/25/0543
Full Time Equivalent Salary (based on a 37 hour working week)
£ £32061
Occupational group
Finance
Job term
Full Time
Appointment type
Fixed Term
Hours
37
Division
Finance & Transformation - Directorate
Closing Date
19 October 2025
Proposed Shortlisting Date
21 October 2025
Proposed Interview Date
04 November 2025
Place of work
Maritime Buildings, Hull HU1 2AB
For an informal discussion please contact
Julie Holgate
Contact telephone
Payroll Administrator - Fixed Term
Hull City Council are looking to recruit an enthusiastic and motivated Payroll Administrator to join the Payroll and Pensions Team.
The post is initially advertised as Fixed Term until 30th April 2027 to provide coverage for an internal promotions and succession planning.
The post holder will undertake routine and more complex tasks in-line with Council policy, procedures by being accurate, efficient and customer focussed involving highly sensitive and confidential information..
To be suitable for the post you will have the ability to prioritise and work to tight deadlines working quickly using own initiative and have excellent attention to detail.
You will provide a wide range of office-based services.
You must have the ability to communicate, clearly and effectively.
A good standard of education including literacy and numeracy skills is essential and ideally you will have knowledge of Oracle EBS system and Microsoft packages gained through relevant experience.
Why it's great to work for Hull City Council:
* A competitive salary.
* An excellent pension through the Home ) (LGPS)
* Up to 29 days annual leave depending on length of service. You will also get eight public holidays per year, and three additional days off, one in May/August and one during the Christmas/New Year period
* Flexible working hours
For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Julie Holgate Payroll, Control, Pensions & Development Manager or Shaun Colton, Development Advisor on or email or
Please ensure that your application demonstrates how you meet the essential criteria against the person specification as listed in the job description.
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Please ensure that you complete and submit your application by midnight on the closing date.
We are committed to increasing the diversity, equity, and inclusion within our workforce to represent the people we serve and build an environment in which everyone can feel like they belong. We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply.
We adopt a 'name blind' approach to shortlisting. Recruiting managers will not have access to personal information, including your name and contact details, until a shortlisting decision has been made. Equality monitoring information is not accessible by recruiting managers at any stage.
We reserve the right to amend the dates associated with this advert, which may include closing the advert early where required.
The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment.
Fixed term vacancies are available to Hull City Council employees on a secondment basis, subject to approval from their current line manager for up to 18 months. PLEASE ENSURE YOU DISCUSS THIS OPPORTUNITY WITH YOUR MANAGER PRIOR TO APPLYING FOR THE VACANCY. For further information and guidance, please refer to the Council's Secondment policy.
Hull City Council embraces the principles of WorkSmart and this post has been identified as a suitable role. WorkSmart principles create opportunities facilitating a combination of working in the office, ad hoc homeworking, or working from various locations, therefore being flexible about where/ how you carry out your role, the specific opportunities available will be discussed at interview.